Science For You

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Science

Which gland is associated with the immunity in children?
Thymus gland

Which is the element contained in vitamin B12?
Cobalt

At what temperature is blood kept in the blood bank?
4 degree C

What is the name given to the temporary stiffening of the body after death?
Rigormortis

Which part is known as ‘power house’ in the human body?
Brain

What is the technical name of jaundice?
Viral Heptatitis

Which is the most effective test to determine AIDS?
Western Blot Test

‘ELISA’ test is done find out which disease? What is the full form of ELISA?
To find out AIDS. The full form is Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay

Name the disease that is caused by the increase in the number of white blood corpuscles?
Leukaemia-Blood cancer

What are the constituents of blood?
Plasma, RBC, WBC and platelets

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How many bones are there in human skull?
22

Which radio isotope is used to find out thyroid cancer?
Iodine-131

Who compared the human cell to a factory?
George Gamo

Which is the chemical produced in neuron?
Acetyl cholaine

What are the constituents of salvia?
Water, mucin, mineral salts, ptyalin

Which part of the body is attacked by ‘gingivitis disease’?
Gums

Which part of the body secretes the hormone insulin?
Islets of Langerhans

What causes the some times fatal, ‘Delirium tremens’?
Alcohol

What is the average vital capacity- the amount of air inhaled and then exhaled-of a human being?
3.5 litres

How many muscles of the face are used for smiling?
17

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What is ‘Dandruff?
Dead skin flaked of the scalp

What regulates the temperature of a human body?
Skin

Which part of the human body is ‘horse-shoe’ shaped?
Mandible

Which organ is J-shaped in the human body?
Stomach

Where are red blood cells being produced continuously in the body?
Bone marrow

Which part of the human bone represents the vestiges of a tail?
Coccyx

What is a beta-blocker’ used for?
Reducing blood pressure

What is the most commonly used filling in the teeth?
Silver amalgam

Which procedure is used for the X-ray study of breast cancer?
Mammography

Which animal –other than a human being \-can infected with leprosy?
Armadillo

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What is the speed of the fastest animal-Cheetah?
1.560 Kms/

What is the gestation period of an elephant?
20-22 months

What is the ‘musth’ condition of an elephant associated with?
Mating

Which is the only bird that hibernates?
Whip-poor-will

Which fish swims the fastest?
Blue-finned Tunny

What is bakers yeast?
Fungus

Which type of algae is widely used in India as a fertilizer for rice?
Blue green algae- Nitrogen fixing algae

What causes the green tide often seen on the India coast?
Algae

Which protein forms hairs, skim and nails in the human body?
Keratin